Must like that new axe from the previous review man. I was expecting you to bring out a little bigger of a mall but that worked just fine considering hahaha.
Realest comment I've seen in a bit, I remeber once in primary school I was climbing a tree and accidentally kicked off some bark and then a whole swarm of spider went all over my leg
Fun fact: gum trees (eucalyptus trees) are one of the most dangerous things here, these fuckers like dropping their heavy as fuck branches whenever they want which is usually when your standing underneath them, you’re more likely to be killed by them then any of the dangerous animals here
How hot does it burn? I'm sitting here next to the stove burning at 600 degrees with black locust in it🤠. Zero outside and 78 in here. We use black locust when it's below ten and mulberry and red oak above that🤠
@@ThorenBradleyI'm keen to see how your firewood experiment goes. Literally all we burn here in Australia so it would be cool to see how it compares to the usual North American timber.
Railway sleepers were made here from eucalyptus and other hardwoods in the shit ton millions, then treated with creosote to protect from weather and white ants. All being replaced by concrete and steel these days. And yes, the eucalyptus will drop widow makers without notice, often after a spell of hot dry weather. They're hard work but they produce fantastic firewood.
@@onthewattle Redgum is calophylla, very similar to eucalypt. Beautiful firewood. Y'all (y'all's ancestors anyway) used it for mineshaft timber to, as it creaks before it cracks.
Not all eucalyptus are equal. The gum you've got is one of the "softer" ones. If you get the chance try and get some iron bark. It's used extensively for fence posts and in the construction of many older homes over here. It's also one of the best types firewood you can get. Long burning with good coals, that burn down to very little ash.
Yeah every time i see some northern hemisphere lumberjack splitting pine variants like it's nothing, i'm like "let's see you try that with unseasoned ironbark"
As an Australian they definitely need a season to dry if you want to split a whole tree in a few hour's. I remember as a teenager following around the council and "trying" to split the large pieces too big for their chippers. In the end I used wedges
That was WORK! Even though you made a big indentation on the block it still was not opening up for you, and you are a really strong powerful lad that knows what he is doing. Big respect from somebody that knows this game.
As a guy who splits using an axe(thanks to you), I know how good you felt after finally getting through that fucker. Also I feel less crazy after seeing you speak to your log😂
Man! First three strikes and that axe was bouncing like you were hitting a trampoline! Just bouncing! But I am very impressed how once you got that groove going you dead-eyed it each subsequent strike until, blammo! Split!
That's the wrong eucalyptus for railway ties! It looks like E. viminalis or maculata. You want what we call 'ironbark' for heavy use: E.sideroxylon or E.crebra. PS. I'm a botanist, but my grandfather was a timber-getter in northern New South Wales last century. He cut cords and cords of ironbark that was used for pit-props, railway ties/sleepers and wharves. I do believe your mighty axe wouldn't even make a dint in an ironbark log. I may be wrong, of course. :D
I'm a fully fledged hetero dude with a beautiful wife and 2 great kids, but watching this guy chop wood gave me a little tingle. An absolute stud this man. Keep up the good work smashing that wood my guy, I could watch this for hours.
Yep, this is pretty much all I split every winter here in Oz. That's also why you won't see me sharpening a traditional axe, trying to split blocks on the ground, or attempting to split any big blocks down the centre. I'm not into ice skating uphill and so forth..................
Have you thought about maybe mentioning the axe you’re using at the beginning of every splitting video? That’s an interesting looking one you’re using in this one.
I worked at place called P.V. Ranch and Home in the late 80's, in northern California. We sold log splitters that the splitting wedge was three pieces of thick (around one inch, from what I remember) plate metal welded together with a hollow center. We would get those returned with the wedges smashed flat, due to people trying to split, dry seasoned eucalyptus. The manufacturer actually changed the design to solid wedges because of all the returns.
Even after splitting one of these things you're that tired there's no sense on accomplishment, so you still feel like you've been defeated, so you've gotta give it that "FUCK YOU!" kick at the end.
Reminds me of the Chinese and Japanese fruit trees here in Canada. So may random charry pear plum and even apple are here cross breeding and basically turning our species into new things. I have a ton of weird charry trees on my property that stay as a Bramble and make the worst fruit. It's from Japan apparently. I figured I'd burn the main stumps when I cleared it. Jesus Christ that shit was made of tungsten I swear to god. It literally blew the hydrolic line on my fucking splitter after it whooped my ass with a sledgehammer and a wedge.
I'm hoping Fire Maul takes your advice and designs a maul for splitting wood. I'd buy one. I work overseas nine months out of the year doing security for Department of State. My job requires little physical labor. Videos like yours keeps my testosterone levels up. @@ThorenBradley
Hello, I am a viewer from China. I recently saw your video on Bilibili. I would like to ask if that was moved by you or with your authorization?(My English is not very good, so I use Google Translate)
My Carpentry teacher gave me a nice piece of Ash wood to carve my guitar pick out of! I subscribed to this channel because trees are very interesting! Jesus that tree log is hard as hell!!! Holy moly!!
I literally just came here from tik tok to ask this, why don’t you try flick splitting with an axe? It’s not as effective on the really big stuff but it’s a lot of fun after you get the hang of it
Hey if you see these I would like you to answer this does the axe ever bounce back would be my main worry I'm sure you have some sort method the that keep it from bouncing back or bring momentum into the next swing ps have seen the how to swing a are video
I am 23 years old and I am very Skinny, I weigh about 145 and the truth is that I drink a lot of coke. I want to stop but the truth is that it has been very difficult for me. I also play soccer, that helps me get a little exercise. Well, my question is how can I get started on working my mind to do what I really want and what type of food is the best to gain muscle?
Which specific eucalyptus is it? Nearly all "Gums" (As they are known here in Australia) are some of the least thirsty trees in the world. That is why they are native to Australia, there is very little water here. They drink next to no water. I don't know where you get your information from, but that is definitely wrong.
I mean, it’s hard to split something like that as is, but even more so without prep. First of all look for cracks. The wood will want to split in those premade cracks more than elsewhere. Also flip it around if it isn’t splitting. And hit the sides too. Maul will get stuck a bit but it weakens the log considerably. Stone mason’s trick
@@ThorenBradley You can’t possibly be that old yet. You don’t look any older than me. I’m gonna be 31 in a few days. Maybe too much calorie expenditure each day.
@@ThorenBradley- Once you do that you can never go back. If possible I would do everything you can first to support your body’s natural production of it whether that means taking vitamin supplements {vit D-Zinc} palmetto, ginger, and ashwagandha. Obviously exercise, keeping a diet heavy in proteins/fats/carbs, keeping stress and cortisol levels low. Be careful of anything with soy or estrogen added. Like chicken breast or eggs from chickens that are fed with soy product. Mayonnaise that has soy in it etc. lean towards more natural caught salmon and etc.. Be careful with your alcohol/smoking intake. I would try every step possible before resorting to hormone treatment. I’m sure you’ve looked into it slightly already but if you have an the way it works is once you start taking it your body‘s natural production drops through the floor and you’ll be unable to produce it naturally. You will literally be reliant on the pharmaceutical industry for the rest of your life. In short -> If the shit ever hits the fan you’re fucked.
@@josephweiland7412- Keep in mind that our generation of men only have roughly 30% of the testosterone their father‘s did at the same age because of all the soy in the food, lifestyle changes, estrogen in the water etc. If you’re roughly our age there’s a fair chance that son and father could have roughly the same amount of testosterone. For most men they peak at around 19 & starts declining at around age 40 by roughly 1-2% per yr. Some men earlier than others. Funny enough studies have shown that chopping wood every day significantly increases testosterone production.
@@SamanthaP48 That is true to an extent. But we will let Thoren decide what’s best for him. He does have the better credentials for deciding that. He is a smart man.
Other people would have chosen a thinner piece and title it I SPLIT EUCALYPTUS TREE BY AXE(EXTREMELY HARD WOOD), but this guy chose the girthiest grandfather piece of a trunk bruh
There's so many different Eucalyptus, Red Gum I wouldnt give you $1 a ton split for it, if you thought that was hard, try some Curly Jarrah to split, Im betting it will f@ck you up totally, you did good with that log, though as a Aussie I wouldnt split it like that, as you know, split with the grain.
You know its hard when the tree bounces your maul back at you like not today mofo. Or that twist you get when you hit it and it ricochets the maul away to the left or right nolland not straight back
Not good for biodiversity* If it's here in the states....Obviously in Australia, it fits in just fine.
No ground water left for other species is a bad thing.
Sir help me😢
We should have a wood split challenge ThorenBradley.
My name is Bradley aswell
🤤🤤
Must like that new axe from the previous review man. I was expecting you to bring out a little bigger of a mall but that worked just fine considering hahaha.
Seeing that bark torn off and a swarm of spiders *not* going everywhere feels very alien.
You my friend are Australian
Realest comment I've seen in a bit, I remeber once in primary school I was climbing a tree and accidentally kicked off some bark and then a whole swarm of spider went all over my leg
Fun fact: gum trees (eucalyptus trees) are one of the most dangerous things here, these fuckers like dropping their heavy as fuck branches whenever they want which is usually when your standing underneath them, you’re more likely to be killed by them then any of the dangerous animals here
They are called drop gums for a reason
They’re Not known as widow makers for nothing.
This man's taking down an invasive species one log at a time
😂 all jokes aside. I’m going to try and use mainly eucalyptus next year for firewood. Gotta make long trips to the coast in a big ass trailer though
How hot does it burn? I'm sitting here next to the stove burning at 600 degrees with black locust in it🤠. Zero outside and 78 in here. We use black locust when it's below ten and mulberry and red oak above that🤠
@@attitudeadjusted9027 amazingly hot. But I’ve burned black locust before too. And it’s hard to beat that stuff
@@ThorenBradleyI'm keen to see how your firewood experiment goes. Literally all we burn here in Australia so it would be cool to see how it compares to the usual North American timber.
@@attitudeadjusted9027 very hot, at least here in Australia it can get over 30 million BTU per cord.
Railway sleepers were made here from eucalyptus and other hardwoods in the shit ton millions, then treated with creosote to protect from weather and white ants. All being replaced by concrete and steel these days. And yes, the eucalyptus will drop widow makers without notice, often after a spell of hot dry weather. They're hard work but they produce fantastic firewood.
For sure! And I’ll put it this way, if I do all eucalyptus next year for winter….i may get away with 33% of the wood volume. Which would be awesome
I've got acres of eucalypt, but prefer redgum or yellow box for fire.
@@robertsaca3512 both of those are Eucalypts
@@onthewattle Redgum is calophylla, very similar to eucalypt. Beautiful firewood. Y'all (y'all's ancestors anyway) used it for mineshaft timber to, as it creaks before it cracks.
Not all eucalyptus are equal. The gum you've got is one of the "softer" ones. If you get the chance try and get some iron bark. It's used extensively for fence posts and in the construction of many older homes over here. It's also one of the best types firewood you can get. Long burning with good coals, that burn down to very little ash.
Yeah every time i see some northern hemisphere lumberjack splitting pine variants like it's nothing, i'm like "let's see you try that with unseasoned ironbark"
As an Australian they definitely need a season to dry if you want to split a whole tree in a few hour's.
I remember as a teenager following around the council and "trying" to split the large pieces too big for their chippers.
In the end I used wedges
Fun fact: if you google the word "stud" you just get pics of this dude. Have mercy.
As an Australian, I endorse the practice of wood splitting of eucalyptus in all forms of "farm fitness" excersises.💪💪
That was WORK! Even though you made a big indentation on the block it still was not opening up for you, and you are a really strong powerful lad that knows what he is doing. Big respect from somebody that knows this game.
As a guy who splits using an axe(thanks to you), I know how good you felt after finally getting through that fucker. Also I feel less crazy after seeing you speak to your log😂
Most aussie hardwood is like that, you did well to keep a straight split on that big log
Good God, deliver the goods beast man of the woods!!! Thank you for the intro and knowledge....👌👍🤙
😳😲🤯
As an Australian, can confirm you don't even need to burn them to stay warm. But yes, it will try to kill you. 😂
Sounds like those eucalyptus trees are as “thirsty” as some of Thor’s followers! 😂
That was cool to watch I definitely underestimated how many hits it would take 30+ some odd compared to your usual 2 😂😂
Man! First three strikes and that axe was bouncing like you were hitting a trampoline! Just bouncing! But I am very impressed how once you got that groove going you dead-eyed it each subsequent strike until, blammo! Split!
Damn, I think I need a chiropractor after watching your amazing strength, and risilance, damn!!!!
That's the wrong eucalyptus for railway ties! It looks like E. viminalis or maculata. You want what we call 'ironbark' for heavy use: E.sideroxylon or E.crebra.
PS. I'm a botanist, but my grandfather was a timber-getter in northern New South Wales last century. He cut cords and cords of ironbark that was used for pit-props, railway ties/sleepers and wharves. I do believe your mighty axe wouldn't even make a dint in an ironbark log. I may be wrong, of course. :D
That last kick felt personal 👀
I'm a fully fledged hetero dude with a beautiful wife and 2 great kids, but watching this guy chop wood gave me a little tingle. An absolute stud this man. Keep up the good work smashing that wood my guy, I could watch this for hours.
Yep, this is pretty much all I split every winter here in Oz. That's also why you won't see me sharpening a traditional axe, trying to split blocks on the ground, or attempting to split any big blocks down the centre. I'm not into ice skating uphill and so forth..................
Everything, Even the water in Australia could be described as 'very thirsty'.
Have you thought about maybe mentioning the axe you’re using at the beginning of every splitting video? That’s an interesting looking one you’re using in this one.
DEER IN THE BACK, DEER IN THE BACK‼️
Good eye!
Thanks for turning this into a Wheres Waldo book 😂
very impressive💪👍
Never been more interested in chopping wood till this very moment...could watch this kind of content more often, i wonder why😂
with woods like these i always wanna have a view from up to look at how straight that cutting line is looks sick though
The axe from the 'I Was Surprised' video will be mint to see to split eucalyptus wood.
😂😂 Nice! So exactly how longdid that actually take you? Nice choice of head style! Nicely done!
Thank you! Cheers!
Fuckin love ur channel and your personality bud. All the best wishes and much love and respect from a ranch somewhere in Texas
I worked at place called P.V. Ranch and Home in the late 80's, in northern California. We sold log splitters that the splitting wedge was three pieces of thick (around one inch, from what I remember) plate metal welded together with a hollow center. We would get those returned with the wedges smashed flat, due to people trying to split, dry seasoned eucalyptus. The manufacturer actually changed the design to solid wedges because of all the returns.
This is a hell of a job!
Vse chto ti delaesh vse chto govorish mne po dyshe. Lyublyu tebya BRO❤❤❤
Didn't you break the axe last time you went after splitting a eucalyptus in half. 😂 that new axe is sweet looks like a modified sledge hammer.
As a Swede, I'm curious about what you think about Swedish axes?
I've got a job splitting wood Im going to love it😅😅😅
That sounds fun
Even after splitting one of these things you're that tired there's no sense on accomplishment, so you still feel like you've been defeated, so you've gotta give it that "FUCK YOU!" kick at the end.
It helps to hammer a wedge in the center of that log
this is just one though, solid, hardest mother***n piece of wood right there!
How do you clear brush?
Machete review!?!
This is peak male performance.
He he welcome to my world. Makes a change to see a real hard wood tackled. He done good. 👍
Reminds me of the Chinese and Japanese fruit trees here in Canada. So may random charry pear plum and even apple are here cross breeding and basically turning our species into new things.
I have a ton of weird charry trees on my property that stay as a Bramble and make the worst fruit. It's from Japan apparently.
I figured I'd burn the main stumps when I cleared it.
Jesus Christ that shit was made of tungsten I swear to god.
It literally blew the hydrolic line on my fucking splitter after it whooped my ass with a sledgehammer and a wedge.
What kind of axe/maul are you using ?
What’s the common species or type you use. As there’s so many variants
great work. I see your using that modified TSR Fire Maul. If I may ask, did you feel like the Fire Maul was the best to split that?
No. But I did feel it was the most reliable as far as not breaking. Since I knew I’d be running that risk
I'm hoping Fire Maul takes your advice and designs a maul for splitting wood. I'd buy one. I work overseas nine months out of the year doing security for Department of State. My job requires little physical labor. Videos like yours keeps my testosterone levels up. @@ThorenBradley
@@craigfoster5463 dude, i guess the one they are making has a slightly more flared bit and it’s in production already!
Nice axe
Hey yo u need to put a line up of blocks and go down em one after another
Should try get your hands on iron bark it’s 10x harder😂
Oh shit he does split it man this dude is a beast..
Ever do a madrona round, if large it's the heaviest thing 4 real.
Hello, I am a viewer from China. I recently saw your video on Bilibili. I would like to ask if that was moved by you or with your authorization?(My English is not very good, so I use Google Translate)
My Carpentry teacher gave me a nice piece of Ash wood to carve my guitar pick out of! I subscribed to this channel because trees are very interesting! Jesus that tree log is hard as hell!!! Holy moly!!
Ash is great for axe handles bro!
Eucalyptus dulls chainsaws quickly too. It’s a PITA
That precision though…
Do they burn well? Good firewood?
This axe made it seem a bit easier compared to the earlier 1, plus it didnt break. Is that mostly due to its weight and the protector?
If this guy telling you the wood is hard, that wood is diamondly hard for us mere human
I'll give you a challenge mister Bradley try with a piece of "Azobe"
What axe was used
Dude it sounded like you were demoing a concrete patio..
What kind of truck do you have?
Is this the toughest wood?
You could hear the tone change when you started making some progress
Yeah, and his axe stopped bouncing off the wood.
I'm glad you broke out the fire maul instead of the Helko.
That's why we use hydraulic log splitters
Молодец продолжай дальше ☝️ !!!
I literally just came here from tik tok to ask this, why don’t you try flick splitting with an axe? It’s not as effective on the really big stuff but it’s a lot of fun after you get the hang of it
I find Pine hard to split... I find them "knotty wood"
Some species of pine are the easiest in the world. Some are nearly the hardest. It’s a wild spread
Hey if you see these I would like you to answer this does the axe ever bounce back would be my main worry I'm sure you have some sort method the that keep it from bouncing back or bring momentum into the next swing ps have seen the how to swing a are video
Axe
🤝🏻Brother..... what's y'r height?❣️
Hahaha everything's harder in oz champ.. good effort
How does Thos set a eucalyptus chunk on fire? Chops it with an axe
I am 23 years old and I am very Skinny, I weigh about 145 and the truth is that I drink a lot of coke. I want to stop but the truth is that it has been very difficult for me. I also play soccer, that helps me get a little exercise. Well, my question is how can I get started on working my mind to do what I really want and what type of food is the best to gain muscle?
Which specific eucalyptus is it? Nearly all "Gums" (As they are known here in Australia) are some of the least thirsty trees in the world. That is why they are native to Australia, there is very little water here. They drink next to no water. I don't know where you get your information from, but that is definitely wrong.
I mean, it’s hard to split something like that as is, but even more so without prep.
First of all look for cracks. The wood will want to split in those premade cracks more than elsewhere. Also flip it around if it isn’t splitting. And hit the sides too. Maul will get stuck a bit but it weakens the log considerably. Stone mason’s trick
This man clearly doesn't need advice on his job. 🤔🙃
@@Tropicalpisces you can brute force your way into a lot of cracks, doesn’t mean it’s rigth
Easy as to split down the middle bro.. we need to comparison me and you.
I live in Australia and ill split that in roughly 25 strikes 🤘
Were you checking your pulse at the very end? Shit I would be. 😂
About 50 seconds in, I hit the line button. You didn't say it, but this is like 30 minutes... 😂🎉🎉
I had some old growth elm that was horrible same deal had to get the edges first. Great commitment popping that piece in half.
How do you have the energy to do that and still lift some weights? You must have some good endurance. I lift weights and I’m good with that.
Starting to get difficult to keep weight on. I may need to go to doctor testosterone in about a year
@@ThorenBradley You can’t possibly be that old yet. You don’t look any older than me. I’m gonna be 31 in a few days. Maybe too much calorie expenditure each day.
@@ThorenBradley- Once you do that you can never go back. If possible I would do everything you can first to support your body’s natural production of it whether that means taking vitamin supplements {vit D-Zinc} palmetto, ginger, and ashwagandha. Obviously exercise, keeping a diet heavy in proteins/fats/carbs, keeping stress and cortisol levels low.
Be careful of anything with soy or estrogen added. Like chicken breast or eggs from chickens that are fed with soy product. Mayonnaise that has soy in it etc. lean towards more natural caught salmon and etc.. Be careful with your alcohol/smoking intake.
I would try every step possible before resorting to hormone treatment. I’m sure you’ve looked into it slightly already but if you have an the way it works is once you start taking it your body‘s natural production drops through the floor and you’ll be unable to produce it naturally. You will literally be reliant on the pharmaceutical industry for the rest of your life. In short -> If the shit ever hits the fan you’re fucked.
@@josephweiland7412- Keep in mind that our generation of men only have roughly 30% of the testosterone their father‘s did at the same age because of all the soy in the food, lifestyle changes, estrogen in the water etc.
If you’re roughly our age there’s a fair chance that son and father could have roughly the same amount of testosterone. For most men they peak at around 19 & starts declining at around age 40 by roughly 1-2% per yr. Some men earlier than others. Funny enough studies have shown that chopping wood every day significantly increases testosterone production.
@@SamanthaP48 That is true to an extent. But we will let Thoren decide what’s best for him. He does have the better credentials for deciding that. He is a smart man.
Dear Lord baby Jesus, forgive me of my sin 🤤🤤🤤🥴😍
Esse macacão tem que ser muito honrado⚡
Since it's from Australia maybe it's supposed to be chopped from the bottom up :p
This guy is still selling the lumberjack schtick? The world is backwards
Worst wood to split by hand
Other people would have chosen a thinner piece and title it I SPLIT EUCALYPTUS TREE BY AXE(EXTREMELY HARD WOOD), but this guy chose the girthiest grandfather piece of a trunk bruh
Us Australians cut that wood and eat it with our teeth.
the gun is back
@ThorenBradley Its Saturday lol
@@EDayAllDay 😂😂😂 i’m working today so I didn’t even realize! Lmao
Have an awesome SATURDAY bro! 😂🫵🏼
Don't bring steroids to the woods.
💜1123💜O MY GAWD!💜
He could be accused for firing a firearm, every strike sounds like a gun shot
Crikey lol
Does he sell axes
😩😩😩
Invasive??? While here in Straya we’re struggling to have enough and poor drop bears are struggling due to the over use of it. Damn
You're kidding right? You live in Melbourne or a CBD by any chance? Ive got 100 acres of the stuff. Its abundant as it gets in the bush.
I have tried to find you❤ I have to try to find you I lost you
There's so many different Eucalyptus, Red Gum I wouldnt give you $1 a ton split for it, if you thought that was hard, try some Curly Jarrah to split, Im betting it will f@ck you up totally, you did good with that log, though as a Aussie I wouldnt split it like that, as you know, split with the grain.
You know its hard when the tree bounces your maul back at you like not today mofo. Or that twist you get when you hit it and it ricochets the maul away to the left or right nolland not straight back